Acart’s Christmas Dash is a simple platformer game that starts with a choice. Do you want to show off your creative chops playing as Meg “The Creative” or would you rather help keep the project on track playing as Greg “The Account Manager”? Once you’ve chosen your role, you dash through festive levels, collecting items and fighting holiday monsters on you way to a “bright idea” or happy client at the end of the level.The idea for a Christmas/agency game was inspired by the popularity of gamification as a marketing tool. With Acart’s Christmas Dash, we are showing how a simple story combined with game elements can create an engaging experience, communicate a message, and increase retention by up to 9%. We look forward to continuing to incorporate gamification in campaigns for our clients in the new year, as we’ve done for clients such as York Region Transit and Health Canada.

Want to be a pro at Acart’s Christmas Dash? Check out our instructions below!

Tips for mobile
To move: Touch left or right arrow icon
To jump: Touch up arrow icon
To run and jump: Touch left or right arrow icon + up arrow icon
To collect items: Move or jump towards an item to pick it up
To attack enemy: While facing the enemy, touch crumpled paper ball icon (located above up arrow icon). If you run out of balls, you will need to collect more to attack.

Tips for desktop
To move: Click left or right arrow key
To jump: Click up arrow key
To run and jump: Click left or right arrow key + up arrow key
To collect items: Move or jump towards an item to pick it up
To attack enemy: While facing the enemy, press “a” on your keyboard to throw a crumpled paper ball. If you run out of balls, you will need to collect more to attack.